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THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OOTOHKU 20, 1900,
I The
Lure
of the
Mask
By
HAROLD
MAC GRATH
Copyright.
1908. by lha
Merrill Co.
Bobbs.
(Continued.)
SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER I Jack Hilliard, a
wealthy New York clubman, hears a
mysterious voice singing in the night
under his window.
II He inserts an advertisement in
a personal ccolumn to find the singer.
He receives a reply.
IH, IV, V, and VI He visits the
mysterious singer, but she wears a
mask. He falls desperately in love
with her, but he has not seen her face.
The unknown woman gives her name
as Mme. Angot, which is assumed.
They have dinner. She refuses to
see him again.
TI Hilliard and Dan Merryhew
decide to go to Italy. . Merryhew
loves Kitty Killigrew, a comic opera
singer, who has gone to Italy. Hil
liard receives a black mask in an en
velope. Vm and E Hilliard and Mery
hew arrive in Italy and later dine
with Mrs. Stanford, an American So
ciety woman, who tells Hilliard con
siderable about the mysterious wo
with whom he is in love. She is now
posing as an opera singer in Kitty
Killigrew's opera company.
"Oh. there's a restaurant but it's not i
much better than this. It's bad flies
and greasy plntes." I
And by the time they bad found the i
Elstorante Tornaghl miserable and
uninviting they were laughing. j
"Only I wish 1 knew where they
were going." was Hlllard's regret.
"Theyr said MerrUiew.
"Yes. The woman with Kitty is the
woman I'm going to find if I stay in
Europe ten years. And when I find
ner 1 m going to marry her." '
La SUjnorina turned again in a passion
fierce ana sudden.
does not know you. but I am certain
he does. He forgets himself sometimes
in the way he bows to you."
Kitty paused, then asked:
"Won't you tell me what the secret
Is?'
"How beautiful that white sail
looks!"
"You know all about me," went on
Kitty stubbornly.
"Because you told me. I never asked
yon a single question."
"Is it-love?'
"Love!". - La Slgnorina shrugged.
"Poor Kitty, you are trying In vain to
make a romance out of my life. Ton
should not read so much.'
"It is not curiosity." declared Kitty.
"It is because I love you and because
it makes me sad when I hear you
laugh, when I see you bent your bands
against the chair as you did just now
ui bignoriun turned again in a pas
sion which was as Uerce as It was sud
den.
"There is a man," she tilsscd, her
eyes dilating. "But I loathe him, I
hate him, I abhor bim! And were it
not wicked to kill he would have been
dead long ago. Enough! If yon ever
ask another question I will leave you."
"I am sorry." said Kitty. "He was
oonnus gooa. saiu Aierrinew, pour
ing himself a third glass of very indif
Terent Beaune. j
"And they may be going anywhere
but to Monte Carlo Paris, Cherbourg,
Calais. In my opinion. Monte Carlo is
the last place two such women are
likely to go to alone."
So they sat in the dingy restaurant I
!. X B ,TsmuS aDU snrawing faise to you and broke your heart1
Till thn navf tr-l ( r nma l J.
. - uuuvuuucu. At N0( Kitty, only my pride."
4 that afternoon they arrived without It s strange world." mused Kitty,
further mishap at the most interesting' .Xet n9 turn t0 our affalrg. T
station of its size in Europe, Monte ccIvcd ,ctter today
.!o: . I "From home?' eagerly.
- And then Into the omnibus adjoin- t nave DO home. Kitty. The letter
l -Ca.e th?..maD rUh tbe 80ar- 18 from a frlend ,n Naples- Mr. Hil-
lard and Mr. Merrlhew. friends of
yours, are in Italy." n -
. Kitty could scarcely believe her
ears. "Where are they? Where are
tbey stopping?",
"That I do not know. But listen.
They have started out to find us.
When I tell you that Mr. Hlllard is
the gentleman I dined with that night
before we sailed you will understand
; my reasons for wishing to avoid him.
From this time on we must never ap-1
pear on the streets without our veils.
. If by chance we meet them we must
1 give no sign. It will be only for a lit
, tie while. Your letter will come soon,
and you may renew your acquaintance
, with these two gentlemen when you
return hnmil Tr mow l,n howl ..
parent shadow She was at this mo- ! but If you wish to stay with me my
merit the most precious thing upon will must be a law unto you."
which the eye may look, a wholly Not t0 8)enlt to tbe )f wo n)cet
uwiuluui nutllitu. IVIUV ii.UllKreW. ihnmV
The" Riviera, from San Remo on the
Italian side to Cannes on tbe French,
possesses a singular beauty.
Villefranche stands above Nice, be
tween that white city and Monte Car- (
io. ii is quiec ana lovely. For this
reason the great army of tourists pass
it by. There is no casino, no band, no
streets full of tantalizing shops. On
the very western limit of Villefranche,
on' the winding white road which rises
out of Nice, is a modest little villa, so
modest that a ballerina wonld scorn
It and a duchess ignore it
In the balcony La Slgnorina reposed
in a steamer chair, gazing seaward.
The awning cast a warm glow as of
gold upon her face and hair, a trans-
than she cnuld fly. She was held"" by
curiosity, by i.uiitlmoiit, by the roman
tic mystery.
"I have chosen." she fciiUl at length.
"I shall stay with yon."
"Thanks, Kitty. Ai:d r.rw tuo af
fairs of t!io company. Vi have played
three day am! !.:ivo tu; t i UMullly. To
night will bo tho Inst r'uauco. Win or
lose, tomorrow we Khali return to Ven
ice. I do nut Ill:t the Idea of going
to ?!oi:ti Carlo ut night. It Is not ex
actly wile. Hut sluco beggars uiuHtu't
lie choosers we must go. Again I
warn you to speak to no one whtla I
am playing and under no circum
stances rnlso your veil. They havo bo-
gun to notice uc, but It will end to
night I was mad to think tliat I could
win. And. by tho way. Kitty, we shall
not go back to tho Campo Formosa."
Kitty accepted this news brightly.
It there was one place she hated It
was tho Campo.
"Now run and dress.' advised La
Slgnorina. "Let mo dream n little
more while tho sun sets."
She know men tolerably well. After
thirty they ccaso to follow visions
they seek tnuglble things. No, they
must nover meet again, it would uot
bo wise. Her heart, galled by disll
luslon, might not withstand much
storming. And she bad no wish to add
this Irretrievable folly to the original
blunder. She wns afraid.
No; they must go their separate ways
till tbe end. W itb a sigh she rose aud
went Into the room. Kitty was busy
with the finishing touches of bor toilet
Tbe older woman kissed her fondly.
"And do yon realize that you are the
most beautiful woman In the -world?"
asked Kitty.
"Little flatterer!"
"And if I were a man" Kitty paused
"I'd fall in love with you and marry
you."
La Slgnorina looked Into the mirror.
Tho Italian played like an old hand,
a number once in awhile, but making
It o point to Hlnke on the colors. Itcd
begun to repent Itself. lie doubled
and doubled. On the sixth coiwocu
tlvo turn he played Hie maximum of
U'.CKHt francs and won. The diplomat
touched him on the arm significantly,
but tho player shook his head. Ten
minutes later he lind wou 40.U0O
f runes. Again lie refused to leavo his
chair.
"If ho stiiys unw," said Hlllartl,
will lose It all. .Ills friend Is right."
"Forty thousand francs, S8.O0O!"
murmured Merrlhew sadly,
couldn't he have luck like this?
Why
OKAY VKI
THE fnscluntlon
Is not to be de
. be seen. Vice
the. sars the t
standing in the casement window.
stared at her silently, not without
some envy, not without some awe.
What was going on behind those
dreamy eyes?
. "Hilda?" said Kitty.
"Yes. Kitty."
"Who and what are you?" Kitty
asked bravely. '
La Slgnorina's eyes wandered till
they met Kitty's.
"And what good would It do you to
know? Would it bring money from
borne any sooner? You already know
that I am unhappy. The adventuress
: always Is."
"Adventuress?" Kitty laughed scorn
fully. "The proprietor pretends he
urged Kitty in dismay. "But
that is cruel of you. They are both
gentlemen."
"I do not know Mr. Merrlhew. but I
can say that Mr. Hillnrd Is n gentle
man. As for being cruel, I am not:
only selfish."
"Are you not a queen who has run
away from a kingdom?" asked Kitty
bitterly. "One reads about thorn every
day In the papers."
"My dour, you nre free to choose one
of two pn I lis. I shall not urge yon one
way or the other, but you must choose
now."
Several minutes passed. Kitty look
ed out to sen. and I. Slgnorina closed
her eyes. In her heart Kitty knew thai
she could no more leave this woman
CHAPTER XII.
GRAY VEILS
of Monte Carlo
described It must
e shall be attrac
tive, says the mother of Satan.
At Monte Carlo it Is more than at
tractive; it Is compelling. A subtle
hypnotism prevails, the lure of gold.
Fool and rogue, saint and sinner, here
they meet and mingle and change.
To those who give Monte Carlo but a
trifling glance, toss u coin or two on
tbe tables and leave by the morrow's
train it has no real significance. It Is
simply one of the sights of Europe.
To this latter class belonged tbe two
young men. They had no fortunes to
retrieve, no dishonesty to hide, no res
titutions to make, no dancers to clothe
and bouse. It wns but a mild flirtation.
They had searched Nice aud Monaco
and Mentonc, but the women they
sought were not to be found. They
decided, therefore, that the women had
gone on to Paris.
My system needs a tonic," said
Merrlhew.
We'll hold the funeral after to
night's play. Of all the dnmfool games
It's roulette."
And I can prove It." Merrlhew re
plied. "I have Just $."0 left." lie took
out the gold and toyed with It. "Can't
you hear It?" lie asked.
"near what?"
"The swan song of these tender na
poleons."
Merrlhew had played the numbers.
the dozenr-. f'.ie column';, fie colors,
odd and even. Sometimes he would
win a little, but a moment Inter the re
lentless rake would drag It back to tbe
bank.
Nature has c"ono this very prettily.
Quite clever with her colors, don't you
know," he drawled, plucking the down
on bis upper lip, for he was trying to
raise a mustache, convinced that two
waxed points of hair at each corner
of his month wouldSImpress tbe hotel
waiters and other faccblnl baseborn.
'Don't be d jackass!" Hlllard was
out of sorts.- . .' i
"Yon agreed with mo that I was one.
Why not let me make a finished prod
uct?" good bumoredly.
Well," Merrlhew finally said, "you
might as well let me have my letter of
credit now." - '
You will not set eyes upon it till
we return to Genoa. That's flnni; . I
know you, my boy, and I know Monte
Carlo. Even with your fifty, u watch
and a ring I'm afraid to trust you ont
of sight"
'I can see that you will never for
give nor forget those bad cigars. Come
on. We'll take a look at our Italian
friend. He's a bad loser. I have seen
him lose his temiier too. it's my opin
ion that he's a desperate man."
"They usually are when they come
to Monte Carlo." ,
So they walked round to tho en
trance to the gaining balls, where tho
lights, tho gowns, the Jewels, the spur- j
kllug eyes, the natural beauty and the.j
beauty of enamel, the vaguo perfumes,
tho low murmur of voices, tho soft
rustle of silks, tho music of ringing
gold, all combine to produce a picture
as beautiful as a mlrugc and as false.
They Joined the never ending proces
sion which, passers In and ont of the
swinging doors day after day, year
after year.
"There's the chap with tho scar. He
Is a handsome beggar," Hlllard admit
ted. "I wonder whnt sort of blackleg
he Is. He's no ordinary one, I'm cer
tain. ' I begin to recognize tho face of
the man with bim. He's a dlutlogulsh-e&J?lJjlfflftk."
(To be contiuiied.)
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conditions hereafter set forth. If
said cruntce, his associates, his suc
cessors or nssii'iis. shall begin the
nctuiil work on tho thiiurs mentioned
in this ordinance with in four months
from its pnssaee and taking effect,
ti ml shall prosecute, tho sumo with dil
igence until substantially completed,
so that not less than twenty-live
hundred dollars ($2500) shall have
been expended in tho iichinl construc
tion work of installing suid plant oft
the trou i ul in said citv within six
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It is understood and agreed that the
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assigns, shnll fail to begin actual
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its passngo and Inking effect, or to
prosecute tho same with reasonable
liligcnce, so that there shall havo ac
tually been expended, ns aforesaid,
within the aforesaid six months, the
said sum of twentv-five hundred dol
lars ($J."l)0) in the actual work of
construction on the ground in said
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tee, his associates, 'his successors or
assigns, in or to said certified check,
shall be absolutely forfeited to said
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tract. Section 22. - This ordinance shall
take effect and be in full force from
and after its passage, approval and
posting. " ''.
Pone at Medford. Oregon
moo. ,
' The foregoing ordinance was paus
ed bv tho citv council of the citv of
Medford, Oregon, on the 22nd dnv of
October; 1009. bv the followine vote:
Welch, nve; Merrick, nvo; Wortmnn,
no; Eifort, 'ave; and Dnmmcr, nvct
Emcrick; absent. 1 ,
Approved thiB 23rd dnv of October,
1909.
W. II. CANON". Mnvor. .
Attest:
ROBT. W. TELFEIt. .
Citv Recorder.
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